Thomas Frigård

Thomas Frigård
Thomas Frigård
Born	Thomas André Frigård; 5 November 1972 (age 52); Vormsund, Norway
Education	University of Oslo; University of Klagenfurt
Occupations	Footballer (retired); investigative journalist;
Notable credit	Investigative reporting on municipal issues
Position(s)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Fu/Vo
	Lillestrøm
Senior career*
Years	Team
1992	Lillestrøm
1993	Eidsvold Turn
1994–1997	Stabæk
1998	Start
1999–2000	FC Kärnten
2000–2002	SV Spittal/Drau
2002–2004	SVG Bleiburg
2004	Ull/Kisa
2005–2008	Eidsvold Turn
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thomas Frig��rd (born 5 November 1972) is a Norwegian journalist and former professional footballer.

Football career

Hailing from Vormsund, he is a younger brother of Geir Frigård. He played youth football for Fu/Vo and Lillestrøm SK. After his first senior season he continued his career in Eidsvold TF.^[1]^[2]^[3] From 1994 to 1997 he played 66 league games and scored eight goals for Stabæk. Seven of the goals came in the 1994 1. divisjon, one goal in the Eliteserien. In 1997 he played only six minutes of league football, two cup games and two games in the 1997 UEFA Intertoto Cup, scoring against Genk. He joined IK Start post-season.^[4]

After a year in Start he joined FC Kärnten (then called Austria Klagenfurt) in January 1999.^[5] He scored three goals in 27 appearances (21 starts) in the 1999–00 Austrian second tier.^[6] After one and a half seasons there he played two seasons for SV Spittal/Drau^[7] and two for SVG Bleiburg.^[8] In 2004 he played for Ullensaker/Kisa IL, and from 2005 through 2008 for Eidsvold TF.^[9]

Investigative journalism

During the latter part of his footballing career, Frigård started working as a journalist for local Nes i Akershus newspaper Raumnes.^[10] Gaining a reputation as a investigative journalist, in 2018 he was hired by Kommunal Rapport.^[11]

References

^ "Utflytterlaget". Raumnes (in Norwegian). 27 August 1991. p. 8.
^ Lunde, Vidar (19 November 1992). "Ikke alt går mot Strømmen". Aftenposten Aften (in Norwegian).
^ "Valgte Eidsvoll i stedet for Nes". Raumnes (in Norwegian). 24 December 1992. p. 4.
^ "Ny Start for Thomas". Raumnes (in Norwegian). 11 December 1997. p. 9.
^ "Geir ble tysklandsproff, Thomas klar for Klagenfurt". Raumnes (in Norwegian). 16 January 1999. p. 9.
^ "17 Thomas Frigard" (in German). 2. Liga (Austria). Retrieved 8 February 2021.
^ "Thomas blir i Spital". Raumnes (in Norwegian). 24 July 2001. p. 8.
^ "Tar ett år til i Østerrike". Raumnes (in Norwegian). 22 July 2003. p. 10.
^ Thomas Frigård at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
^ "Ny journalist i Raumnes". Raumnes (in Norwegian). 21 April 2005. p. 2.
^ Aarli-Grøndalen, Roger (2 November 2018). "Gravejournalist Thomas Frigård er ansatt i Kommunal Rapport". Journalisten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 22 November 2019.

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[1] "Utflytterlaget". Raumnes (in Norwegian). 27 August 1991. p. 8.

[2] Lunde, Vidar (19 November 1992). "Ikke alt går mot Strømmen". Aftenposten Aften (in Norwegian).

[3] "Valgte Eidsvoll i stedet for Nes". Raumnes (in Norwegian). 24 December 1992. p. 4.

[4] "Ny Start for Thomas". Raumnes (in Norwegian). 11 December 1997. p. 9.

[5] "Geir ble tysklandsproff, Thomas klar for Klagenfurt". Raumnes (in Norwegian). 16 January 1999. p. 9.

[6] "17 Thomas Frigard" (in German). 2. Liga (Austria). Retrieved 8 February 2021.

[7] "Thomas blir i Spital". Raumnes (in Norwegian). 24 July 2001. p. 8.

[8] "Tar ett år til i Østerrike". Raumnes (in Norwegian). 22 July 2003. p. 10.

[9] Thomas Frigård at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)

[10] "Ny journalist i Raumnes". Raumnes (in Norwegian). 21 April 2005. p. 2.

[11] Aarli-Grøndalen, Roger (2 November 2018). "Gravejournalist Thomas Frigård er ansatt i Kommunal Rapport". Journalisten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 22 November 2019.

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